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Growing up in a pastors home, we always kept it up through the 12th day of Christmas otherwise known as Epiphany ((http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphany_(holiday)). The celebration of the wisemen showing up on the seen. . . .
When it was my time to set up my home we not only stayed with that tradition, but gifts from Mom and Dad were given on Epiphany, that way the focus of the 25th could be the celibration of Christ's coming the first time and the anticipation of his second. . . .Merry Christmans!

What are my thought about the potential sale of the Detroit Pistons to Mike Illitch. Does it really matter? Mike has done one heck of a job with the Red Wings. The TIGERS, not so good! . .But let’s talk about the Pistons. The word on the street, or at least, on the News last night was that it looks like Mike is the last comic standing and plans to build a new stadium to house the Pistons and the Red Wings. . . .

So as most successful business persons operate, the purchase of the Pistons is just LEVERAGE, otherwise known as COMMITMENT (as viewed by the public in news papers) by a successful business person to convince the tax payers to support the building of yet another stadium. (The Palace was built 100% with Davison Money) Didn’t the taxpayers of Wayne County vote fund the building of Tiger Stadium. . . .Are you a restaurant or hotel owner? Have you seen any financial benefit of Commercial Park? I have not. . . .

Even before I was affected by the economic down turn, the only time I was able to attend any professional games was if there are extra tickets going unused at work. But know I have noticed a goodly number of teams, regardless or what sport (NBA, MLB, NHL & NFL) do suffer from attendance drop off. . .

To make season tickets more palatable, a number of teams are offering “mini” season ticket packages, this reduces the financial commitment of the fans, sell their product and still and still connect with their fan base. . . .What about expanding the fan base? The problem is people are only willing to drive so far . . . .Here is a novel thought. It may be a little out of the box, but does any professional team have two home stadiums? If in fact, Mike Illitch does end up purchasing the Pistons why not run a small test or pilot for a season or two and play games at Joe Louise and the Palace. Pistons play 1/3 of their games at the Joe and Redwings play 1/3 of their games at the Palace. Do the taxpayers really need to finance another stadium, when utilizing the existing facilities might actually be more financially beneficial?